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“This is the first time the initiative process has successfully been used to change the California Constitution to take away a fundamental freedom from a particular group, and with today’s vote, 100mg Anorexia And Acomplia, it’s clear that legislators have recognized the importance of weighing in when fundamental revisions to our state constitution are at stake,” said EQCA Executive Director Geoff Kors. “We thank Sen. 750mg Anorexia And Acomplia, Leno for his continued leadership and dedication in advocating for SR 7. It’s critical that our legislature does everything in its power to help preserve the equal protections guaranteed to all Californians by the Constitution,”

“Proposition 8 undermines the fundamental right to equal protection guaranteed by the California Constitution,” said Senator Leno. “Overnight, 200mg Anorexia And Acomplia, the rights of thousands of tax-paying, law-abiding Californians were stripped from them by a simple majority vote, without a prior two-thirds vote by both houses of the legislature. Anorexia And Acomplia australia, Singling out same-sex couples in this way, and denying them the freedom to marry, hurts families and sets a dangerous precedent for our state.”

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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People today announced support of measures before the California legislature challenging Proposition 8, which altered the California Constitution to deny same-sex couples the freedom to marry and equal protection under the law.

In a letter to legislative leaders, NAACP national board chair Julian Bond and President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous urged passage of House Resolution 5 and Senate Resolution 7 to put the legislature on record calling for invalidation of Prop. 8 as an improper and dangerous alteration of the California Constitution.

"The NAACP's mission is to help create a society where all Americans have equal protection and opportunity under the law, Retin A Alternative overseas," said President Jealous. "Our Mission Statement calls for the 'equality of rights of all persons.' Prop, Retin A Alternative. 8 strips same-sex couples of a fundamental freedom, as defined by the California State Supreme Court. In so doing, it poses a serious threat to all Americans. 150mg Retin A Alternative, Prop. 8 is a discriminatory, unprecedented change to the California Constitution that, if allowed to stand, would undermine the very purpose of a constitution and courts - assuring equal protection and opportunity for all and safeguarding minorities from the tyranny of the majority."

SR 7, sponsored by Equality California (EQCA), will be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb, 1000mg Retin A Alternative. Retin A Alternative, 24th and will proceed to the full Senate for a vote shortly thereafter. Its companion bill, HR 5, also sponsored by EQCA, passed the Assembly Judiciary Committee on Feb. 17th and is eligible for a vote before the full Assembly as early as today. Retin A Alternative us, The California State Conference of the NAACP filed briefs with the California Supreme Court in the legal challenge against Prop. 8, arguing that the measure drastically alters the equal protection guarantee in California's Constitution and that the rights of a minority cannot be eliminated by a simple majority vote. Several other civil rights organizations, faith leaders, unions and leading corporations also filed briefs urging the invalidation of Prop. 8, Retin A Alternative india.

"The NAACP has long opposed any proposal that would alter the federal or state constitutions for the purpose of excluding any groups or individuals from guarantees of equal protection," said Chairman Bond. "We urge the legislature to declare that Proposition 8 did not follow the proper protective process and should be overturned as an invalid alteration that vitiated crucial constitutional safeguards and fundamental American values, threatening civil rights and all vulnerable minorities."

The state Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case on March 5th and could rule as early as June 2009.

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Buttars also claims he's "killed" every gay rights bill in the legislature for the last 8 years.

He also talks about gay marriage being the beginning of the end.

Buttars: "What is the morals of a gay person. You can't answer that because anything goes."

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"They're probably the greatest threat to America going down I know of."

Now, in the interview, senator Buttars also talks about a certain type of reported gay sexual activity which he claims is taking place.

Buttars has been kicked off a judicial committee he chaired after comparing gay activists to radical Muslims. Buttars also told filmmaker Reed Cowan that gay activists are "probably the greatest threat to America going down."

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There has been outrage over the comments this year because gays have unsuccessfully sponsored a package of bills they say find common ground on the issue of equal rights. Also, Butters has a record of speaking off the cuff when it comes to gays, illegal immigrants, and African Americans.

Waddoups, Erythromycin No Prescription mexico, R-Taylorsville, says the move shouldn't be viewed as punishment but rather the removal of a distraction. Erythromycin No Prescription, "I want the citizens of Utah to know that the Senate stands behind Sen. Buttars and his right to speak, that we stand behind him as colleague and support his right to serve in this state," Waddoups said.

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“From the outset, the Church’s position has always been to engage in civil and respectful dialogue on this issue. Senator Buttars does not speak for the Church.”

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The California Supreme Court announced today that it will hear oral arguments on Thursday, March 5, 2009 in the Proposition 8 legal challenge.

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